THIS is the awkward moment Macy Gray was revealed as Toad In The Hole on The Masked Singer – just moments after she stormed off.
The iconic I Try singer, 57, was sent home on Saturday night’s show, but caused a commotion on stage when she walked off before the big reveal.
Dressed as Toad In The Hole – complete with a pie around her middle – Macy was left “blind-sided” when she was saved in favour of the currently unrevealed Bear because they believed they knew who she was.
When Jonathan Ross announced they would be going home, Macy, while still in full unrevealed costume, walked off stage to the shock of the judges including Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan.
She returned to be unmasked officially with the help of Joel Dommett, giving blunt answers to wind up the show.
Maya tried to soften the blow of the elimination by calling her “an icon and an idol” and sharing she used to sing Macy’s songs growing up.
“It’s an unmistakeable voice, that is the thing!” shared Joel, hinting at them being able to recognise her may be why she was eliminated so early.
Jonathan also spoke about the clues, noting that one of the clues was that she had a song in Shrek, but when asked which one it was, Macy simply responded: “I forget”.
Macy did eventually warm up, with Jonathan and Joel commenting on the fact that Joel was wearing a pair of stripey shorts and sock hold-ups, noting: “I couldn’t stop looking at your legs!”
However, her upset was clear for viewers, with the star looking red-eyed as she nodded to the judges before singing her final song.
Fans later branded the moment “f**king awkward” and a “diva strop”.
This was Macy’s third time appearing on the franchise, first giving the guessing game a shot in 2021 when she appeared on the Australian version of the show as Atlantis.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Masked Singer’s Toad In The Hole is legendary 90s singer, claim fans – who say she’s back for a THIRD go at the show” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6366744165112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]A source revealed to The Sun that because Macy reached the final of the US version as Sea Queen in 2023, she was “totally blindsided” to be one of the first to leave this series.
In fact bosses were left scrambling for nearly an hour to coax Macy back on stage – none of which was seen on screen.
A whistleblower said: “This has never happened on The Masked Singer before.
“When Macy stormed off stage everyone was frozen in shock but as soon as she reached backstage, crew removed her mask so they could talk her down.
“Macy was almost shell-shocked to start with and was basically gutted to be out so early because she really enjoyed being on the American version – when obviously she did brilliantly – so was totally blindsided.”
“It was the shock of it for her as well as the upset and in that moment she had a very raw, human reaction and wanted out,” they added.
“For a professional performer to reach that point shows how badly she felt.
“Obviously The Masked Singer isn’t a singing competition and is just a bit of fun, so being voted off was no indication of her talent, but no one could believe a global superstar like Macy had lost it like this.
“It took everyone backstage ages to talk her round and poor Joel was on stage essentially doing a stand-up routine to try and keep things under control.
“Eventually they managed to persuade Macy to go back on stage and be properly unmasked and sing for the last time.
“But it was totally wild.”
The Masked Singer continues Saturdays on ITV1.
[boxout headline=”Who won The Masked Singer 2025?” featured-image=”32646117″ intro=”Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer came back in 2025.”]Twelve celebrities were hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Pufferfish – This year’s winner had flawless vocals throughout the competition. West End powerhouse Samantha Barks told the audience she’d loved every second of the series.
Dressed Crab – Former American football player turned jazz singer Gregory Porter was the man behind the crustacean. He duetted with Keala Settle, who previously competed as Air Fryer, in the final.
Wolf – Wet Wet Wet heartthrob Marti Pellow was unmasked as the rugged character. McFly’s Danny Jones, who won last year’s show as Piranha, was on the panel in the final and paid his respects to the Scottish crooner.
Bush – she didn’t fool viewers and the judges were so close, but Bush was in fact EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy. Davina McCall came closest, guessing Morgana Robinson, who does a mean impression of the Sonia actress
Bear – another success for new judge Maya Jama as she guessed correctly that the singing Bear was none other than singer, songwriter Example – real name Elliot Gleave.
Snail – this singer certainly fooled the judges as the mask was lifted to reveal Andrea Corr. Jonathan Ross admitted to being a huge fan of The Corrs.
Kingfisher – everyone was convinced this was Harry Hill, but the mask was lifted to reveal artist Sir Grayson Perry, who is known for his alter-ego Claire.
Teeth – this character baffled judges and viewers with their changing voice. They were finally unmasked as former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc. None of the panel managed to guess it was her.
Tattoo – despite Davina McCall saying “you sound the same” after this character was unmasked, none of the judges guessed it was 80s singer Carol Decker, whose hit China In Your Hand was a No1 hit for five weeks.
Toad In The Hole – a massive diva strop saw the character storm off the stage after the judges voted them off. They later returned to be unmasked as singer Macy Gray.
Pegasus – the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity.
Spag Bol – this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel – a caricature of host Joel Dommett – unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
